Shikarpur is a Nagar Palika Parishad city situated in Shikarpur tehsil of Bulandshahar district.
The Shikarpur city is divided into 25 wards for which elections are held every 5 years.
As per the Population Census 2011,
there are total 5,822 families residing in the
Shikarpur city. The total population of
Shikarpur is 37,969
out of which
20,059
are males and
17,910
are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shikarpur is
893.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shikarpur
city is 5709 which is
15%
of the total population. There are 3059 male children
and 2650 female children between the age 0-6 years.
Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shikarpur is
866
which is
less
than Average Sex Ratio (893).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of
Shikarpur is
65.4%. Thus Shikarpur has
lower
literacy rate compared to 68.9% of Bulandshahar district. The male literacy rate is 74.68% and the female
literacy rate is 55% in Shikarpur.

Population

37,969

Literacy

65.4%

Sex Ratio

893

Shikarpur
Nagar Palika Parishad has total administration over
5,822
houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It
is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Palika Parishad
limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Shikarpur Nagar Palika Parishad

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Shikarpur Nagar Palika Parishad.

Total

Male

Female

Children

5,709

3,059

2,650

Literacy

65.4%

63.3%

46.9%

Scheduled Caste

6,364

3,466

2,898

Scheduled Tribe

8

3

5

Illiterate

16,881

7,364

9,517

Caste-wise Population - Shikarpur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes
16.8%
while Schedule Tribe (ST) were
0%
of total population in Shikarpur.

Total

Male

Female

Schedule Caste

6,364

3,466

2,898

Schedule Tribe

8

3

5

Religion-wise Population - Shikarpur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Shikarpur
is 21,128
which is 55.65% of the total population.
Also the total Muslim population in Shikarpur is 16,582 which is
43.67% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population
of Shikarpur as per Census 2011.

Religion

Total

Male

Female

Hindu

21,128

(55.65%)

11,382

9,746

Muslim

16,582

(43.67%)

8,537

8,045

Christian

41

(0.11%)

20

21

Sikh

45

(0.12%)

23

22

Buddhist

1

(0%)

0

1

Jain

110

(0.29%)

61

49

Other Religion

0

(0%)

0

0

No Religion Specified

62

(0.16%)

36

26

Literacy Rate - Shikarpur

The total literacy rate of
Shikarpur was 65.37% in 2011 which is
less
than average literacy rate 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total
21,088 literates,
males were 12,695 while females were 8,393.
Also the male literacy rate was 74.68% and the female
literacy rate was 55% in Shikarpur.

Shikarpur

Uttar Pradesh

Female

55%

57.18%

Male

74.68%

77.28%

Total

65.37%

67.68%

Sex Ratio - Shikarpur

The Sex Ratio of Shikarpur is
893.
Thus per every 1000 men there were
893
females in Shikarpur. Also as per Census
2011, the Child Sex Ration was
866
which is
less
than Average Sex Ratio (
893
) of Shikarpur.

Child Population - Shikarpur

According to Census 2011, there were
5,709
children between age 0 to 6 years in Shikarpur. Out of
which
3,059
were male while
2,650
were female.

Working Population - Shikarpur

In Shikarpur Nagar Palika Parishad out of total population, 11,753 were
engaged in work activities. 84.1% of
workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months)
while 15.9% were
involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 11,753 workers
engaged in Main Work, 602 were cultivators (owner or co-owner)
while 1,527 were Agricultural labourer.

Total

Male

Female

Main Workers

9,879

8,502

1,377

Cultivators

602

538

64

Agriculture Labourer

1,527

1,274

253

Household Industries

749

476

273

Other Workers

7,001

6,214

787

Marginal Workers

1,874

1,105

769

Non Working

26,216

10,452

15,764

Shikarpur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes.
Shikarpur is further divided into 25 wards where elections are held every 5 years.